"60 Miler" Topic

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Murvihill	31 Oct 2022 11:18 a.m. PST
60 Miler was the slang term for a group of very small cargo ships that plied the coast of New South Wales from the mid-19th century to WW2. They were quite small to navigate small and undeveloped ports along the coast. The biggest service they provided was providing coal to Sydney Harbor (or Harbour). The Wicked Podiatrist has an article about them. I don't remember how I heard about them but thought they were fascinating, and decided to make one for use with 1:2400 WW2 Naval. My prototype was the S.S. Myola, which foundered in 1919. Most of the material was an inch square scrap of plastic from another project.
79thPA	01 Nov 2022 7:52 a.m. PST
Good job.
Shagnasty	01 Nov 2022 9:05 a.m. PST
Nice work.
hindsTMP	04 Jan 2023 8:56 p.m. PST
For some reason, that image is extremely tiny on my PC monitor.
Murvihill	05 Jan 2023 6:12 a.m. PST
Looks like it disappeared… link

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